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Farmworker advocates have also called for changes, saying the program is ripe for exploitation — because a worker’s permission to be in the country is tied to the employer — and should be bolstered with additional protections.

There may be no riper locale for betrayal and homicide.

The slate was packed with exciting titles and fresh voices, all ripe for the picking.

In the lead-up to the Palisades and Eaton firestorms in January, the bone-dry landscape kept vegetation ripe for flames — a recipe for disaster when combined with strong Santa Ana winds and an ignition source.

“The time is ripe for us to know whether we are at the intellectual center of the universe.”